Marketing Strategies

The Best Business Voicemail Greeting

There is a 97% chance that your office voice mail greeting stinks. That’s because there is a 97% it sounds exactly like this: “Hello, this is (insert your name blurted...

Handwritten Notes: The Forgotten Business & Sales Tool

  For Those Who Can't Read My Handwritten Note I admit, there is one downside to a handwritten note. . . sucky handwriting can't be understood.  So, just in case...

How To Stand Out From The Competition

In this video Mike Michalowicz, Author of The Pumpkin Plan, shares a simple strategy on how your business can stand out from the competition. This video was recorded in Livingston,...

Take Risks. It's Hard To Embarrass Yourself

It is a shame that so many entrepreneurs are afraid to take risks for the fear of permanent embarrassment. Instead of doing something edgy and new, they sit safely on...

Love Your Customers More Than They Love Themselves

  Quick. Think of the plumbing business. What comes to mind? Exposed butt cracks or a company doing some twenty-odd million dollars in business. There is a reason "plumber-crack" comes...

The 50 Best Marketing Strategies For Small Business

The most common question entrepreneurs ask me, is "how can I improve my marketing with no or little money?’ That’s literally the million-dollar question! So I sat down and hammered...

Use The Phoenix Effect To Make Customers Raving Fans

If your customers feel someone or something is superior to them, they will envy it. And if you are that "superior" thing, envy is not good. When customers envy something,...

The New SEO Method To Market Your Business

The goal of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for years and years was to make your blog, articles, videos and other content (like info-graphics) findable by search engines - ahem -...

Use Commonality To Attract Customers & Prospects

Commonality is a big, massive persuasion tool.  You and I automatically know, like and trust people the more commonality we find.  Just think about it for a second - if you are...

The 7 Jaw-Dropping Stats That Will Radically Change Your Local Marketing

Not yet sold on the impact of the Internet on your business? Consider this: Hungry? Restaurants with a 3.5 star rating on Yelp are 63 percent more likely to be...

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